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RUSH! is the newest example of Måneskin’s talent
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On Jan. 20, Måneskin, an Italian rock band, released their third album, RUSH!, which features 14 tracks, three of which are in Italian, along with their previous single, “MAMMAMIA.” I love rock music, and when I first discovered Måneskin, I noticed it held a different sound compared to most bands that I was familiar…
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The U.S. needs to put more effort into helping Turkey
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On Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye), and on Feb. 20, a 6.3-magnitude hit the southern part of Turkey. This pushed the death toll from the earthquakes past 47,000, making these events the deadliest natural disasters in history. There are reports of over 87,000 injuries and over 47,000 destroyed buildings. On…
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Musical stars arise from Newbury Park High School
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From Belinda Carlisle from “The Go Gos” and Jesse James Rutherford from “The Neighbourhood,” it is no secret that NPHS has produced many musicians. Our campus is filled with talented students who even have their own bands. Among these bands, Darwin Rowland, freshman, leads a band called “No Idea,” with fellow bandmates: Lucas Willard,…
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Restore the integrity of Super Bowl commercials
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The year is 1984. Two of the most famous and effective advertising campaigns have just dropped during Super Bowl XVIII, those being Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef” commercial, as well as Apple’s “1984” commercial. When initially brought into the public zeitgeist, these were immediate successes. They had achieved the ultimate goal of any Super Bowl…
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Dance for Hope raises an abun-dance of money
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The annual Dance for Hope, coordinated by the Interact Club took place Saturday, March 4, and featured performances by five different dance studios, including the “Sexy Brown Bollywood Brilliance,” a group of 20 Indian-American students mostly from Newbury Park High School. Tickets for the event sold out completely, with a few audience members standing…
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Programs distort reasons for reading
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Developing independent reading habits in elementary and middle school students positively impacts society in an unquantifiable way. This is the pretense that the Accelerated Reader (AR) program from the company Renaissance was introduced to my elementary and middle school in Ventura. In the CVUSD, the “Reading Counts” program by Scholastic is used by elementary…
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Music Corner
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On Feb. 24, Gorillaz, a British virtual band, released a new album called “Cracker Island” inspired by their relocation to Silver Lake, California. “Cracker Island” is loosely based around a quasi-religious cult, which seems only tangentially connected to the themes of the two main tracks, “Oil” and “Silent Running.” “Cracker Island” didn’t do as…
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Student VS. Teacher
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1. Q: What is the seventh zodiac sign? Crumrine: Libra Halpert: Taurus A: Libra 0-1 It was written in the stars! 2. Q: What year was the first iPhone released? Crumrine: 2007 Halpert: 2003 A: 2007 0-2 iKnow this answer! 3. Q: What three states share a border with California? Crumrine: Arizona,…
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NPHS students adventure in the snow this winter
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With snow-capped mountains just a short drive away, Newbury Park High School students are strapping on their skis and snowboards, and enjoying the thrill of gliding down the powdery slopes of various mountain resorts in California. Riana Thur, sophomore, is an exchange student from Switzerland who continued her love for skiing here in the…
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The Oscar nominations underwhelmed me
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The 2023 Academy Award nominations were announced in late January, and I have very mixed thoughts on them. Every year we have the sweeps and snubs, but this year, I was overall disappointed by the nominations. The Oscars have lost a lot of attention and credibility over the years for their clear bias towards…